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How do adolescents identify online misinformation?
25 April 2025
New research explores young people's strategies for filtering fact from fiction in online spaces.
Rule benders make more appealing leaders than rule abiders
31 January 2024
Leaders who find a way around the rules, rather than technically disobeying them, are perceived as more dominant and prestigious, according to new research.
How to make a habit stick
31 March 2025
Imagining that new habits will stick quickly and easily isn’t necessarily realistic, as new research suggests.
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- Children, young people and families
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Mothers report taking the brunt of household mental load
23 January 2025
Recent study suggests that the average U.S. mother handles 7 out of 10 household tasks, compared to the average U.S. father, who handles 4.5 out of 10 household tasks.
Could paranoia be a visual issue?
07 February 2025
According to new research, visual ‘social hallucinations’ may be partly to blame for paranoia.
What makes us more likely to remember dreams?
24 February 2025
Our age, attitude to dreams, and how long we spend in lighter stages of sleep all influence dream recall, according to a new experiment.
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